Asset Impairment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Details of Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held and Used by Asset

Impairments recognized by Energen are presented below:

	Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2016		2015
Permian Basin oil properties
Central Basin Platform	$	187,043	$	—
Delaware Basin	21,288		4,330
San Juan Basin properties	7,519		—
Permian Basin unproved leasehold properties	4,135		2,005
San Juan Basin unproved leasehold properties	40		248
Total asset impairments	$	220,025	$	6,583